http://disqus.com/by/patrick_jean/enThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:56:13 -0000http://www.thechalkbag.com/2009/02/climbing-carnage/#comment-12761316<p>When climbing a route that including jamming, my Uncle proudly exclaimed that to prove you climbed well and to the best of your ability, you needed to be bleeding by the end of the climb. At first I thought it strange for him to say but by the end of the climb, I knew what he meant. It brought a sense of accomplishment and an "I owned this" attitude when I looked down at my knucles and saw them scraped and bleeding. </p>patrick_jeanThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:56:13 -0000